Bank and car protective device



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J. oLo'rAR BANK AND CAR PRTECTIVE DEVICE Filed Jan.' 12, 1925 2 Smeets--shemr- 2 tf-mii hv-f nuentozz- I l osysl/@Zifa akkznup 5 issaeaa erases assur estres.

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i BANK AND een rno'rncrlvn VApplicatien filed January 12, 1925. Se'1fia1`\io. 1,753.V

Y To y all wlzom .may concern:

Be it `known that L'JosErI-I AZoLorAn, a citizen vof Russia, ,residing at lDetroit,.in the county of l/Vayne and State of Michigan, have Yinvented certainnew and. useful Improvements in Bank .and Car Protective De? vices, oi which the following is a specification, .reference being ha-d therein 'to the ac.- co'mpanying drawings.l

This invention relates to `means .for facilitating the armedprotec-ti'on of'gpersons,prop

erty .and `valuables in buildings or enclosures such asi-banks stores, mail or express cars. whereby provision is. made for the armed resistanc'eoiA an attack; and. the object of this invention is to ensure adequate protection for `the marlrsman or person offering such armed resistance whereby he maybe permitted to Kfire on intruders from al point of vantage withoutexpesing himself materially to the return fire of such intruders should that take place. v Y

The invention further aims to provide a movable protective enclosure for such marksman vwherebyvhe may establish or approach a point otvantage in-.dierent parts of the room in which he is operating according to the nature and direction of the attack, an incidental object being to provide, in a room, a track and a protective enclosure -movable on the said track, such enclosure being adapted to permit the entry thereinto of a marlrsman and to be eiiectually closed for the `protection of the said marksman after he has made such entry..

l A still further object is to provide a protectivedievice arrangedV in combination with anant'e-room orenclosure wherein a marksman is primarily situated lin a position more or less inaccessibleto intruders whereby the said marksman may enter thesaid protective device in the seclusion of said antechamber free Afrom molestation. and,V after closing the said devicel upon himself, may then eiiectits propulsion or be moved therewithin to the point of vantage from which he .is to operate. e

Still further objects subsidiary to or resultingtrom the aforesaid` objects, or Jfrom the construction or operation of the invention as it may be carried into effect, will become Vapparent as the said 'invention is hereinafter further disclosed. .Y

. Y In ,carrying the `said invention, into eiiect, l provide a room which maybe a.V banking chamber, a store, `a railroad car or other enclosure requiring protection, with a bullet prooi' casing mounted upon suitable supporting means such as by bei-ng suspended from a rail inv such manner that 'thfes'aid casing may be moved from one 'loc-ation to 'anotheras may be desired, the said casing having a doorr which may be opened to` permit entry intothe casing of a marksman 'and to close i'or his protection vafter such entryand also provided with restricted firing openings throughwhich the said marksman may 'shoot at intruders'within his range.

In the case y'cf banks and similar places the rail may extend from an ante-room tothe cashi'ers counter or wicket and the casing when not in use form the. closure for an opening in the wall of said ante-room whereby the door of the said casing opens into 'the said ante-room and permits` 'arma'rksman to pass from the 'ante-room 'to the casing wit-hout yexposing,himself to lire-or misy siles thrown by intruders approximate to the said cashiers wicket, the said casing after the entry of the m-arlrsnian thereinto being, capable oit propulsion along the 'supporti-ng rail to the cashiers wicket from which point the marksman may give battle to intruders without 'eXposingih-imsclt to danger. Tt' dcsire'd the means Vot 'propulsion/oi the 'casing may be in the Jr'orm of manually operated .mea-ns within 'or exten-ding' .into the casing vso that the movement of the casing may effected from within the sard casing by the marlrsman` All oiwhich is more pjarticularly de-'l scribed and ascertained hereinafter, by Way of example, having reference to the accompanying' drawings, wherein r v Figure l is a broken perspective view 'of the interior ot a bank illustrating `an :emjbodiment of the said invention therein;`

Figure@ is a diagrammatic plan of vthe same; p. Y y' y Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the method 'of suspending and operating a casing 'from the rail;A

Figure 4 is `an elevation of a mail car partly broken away to'in'dicate the arrangement oi" a protective 'casing therewithin ac"- cording to the said invention;

Figure 5 is a sectional plan.l of the same:

Figure@ is a transverse section of the i similar parts in the several gures ofthe drawings. Y

Referring first of all to Figures l, 2-and 3, the building 1 is shownv asienclosingv-a,

-fromby arms 8, Ythe Vvupperjendsof which are' provided with rollers 9 travelling along the said rail 6.Y i i The said casing is also providedv with a door 10 and is intended when in its yrearmost positionl on the supporting rail to act as a closure for the opening 5' as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1, and in full lines inV Figure 2, in which position the door of the casing opens into the said ante-room 4.

In this arrangement it is intended that the ante-room be occupiedby .a marksman who may be employed in any capacity within the ante-room but readyvat all times to enter through the door 10 into the casing 7 when it is acting .as a closure for the opening,5 between the` rooms 4 and 2 so that, uponl any predetermined alarm being given by the cashier or.others indicating that assistance'is needed, the saidmarksman may` enter the casing: without exposing himself to .the assault of intruders, and Yclose' the doorof the casing behind him, after which the casing may be propelled to the forward end of the roomV 2 as indicated in full lines in Figure 1 and in dotted lines in vFigure 2. From this position'the marksman may open fire upon the intruders without danger to `lnmself, and his progress Vto this point of lvantage cannot be impeded by the said iny truders opening lire upon him, duef to the completeprotection whichl the casing af-V fords'. Y. .l p Y v l Y Obviously, many methods ofeii'ecting propulsion of the casing along the rail offer themselves, andfor the sake ofillustration a simple cable 11 is shown, the forwardend of which is fastened to arbracket 12'jat the forward end of the supporting rail,the said cable passing over a pulley 13 on the upper end ofthe'casing and through an openinfT 14'tlierein, whereby the marksman may e fect the movement of the casingV from the opening 5. to the wicket simplyA by pulling upon'the said cable anddrawing it Yinto the In Figures 4, 5.and 6 the application. of therdev1ce to a vmail 'car 15 is clearly shown.A Usually these cars are provided With doors 16 and 17 on opposite sides of the car, either of which may be opened, andeith'er of which'may be lattacked when robbery of the car kis attempted;A In this case I prefer to arrange a supporting rail 18 diagonally across the' car between the said doors 16'and` 17 sothat by moving the casing 7 to one or other endfof'the said rail it will be con-v veniently situated with respecttoy one or other ofthe doors according'torequirements. I nthis case the provision of an vante-room is .usually unnecessary due tov-the `different form of attack `usually adopted where mail cars are. concerned, vample opportunityusuall being given to enter andv closethe casing. ls'o the propulsion 'ofthe casing by vthe the illustrations, Figures 4, 5, Gand lHerein and in the claims,'the` term room is used in a generalV sense as'it may include structuressuclr as carsor pay stations orl other enclosed areas requiring protection.

marksman'may'not be considered necessary` and means therefor may be omittedf'as'finp 1.- In combination with an enclosure having openings on opposite sides thereof,

protective means against intruders, comprising a casingl adapted for-K,k the enclosingof a marksman, said lcasing having restricted ring openingstherein, and means extending between said openings movably supporting said casing whereby its location may be affected at one or other of said openings. 'K y '2. In combination with an enclosure having openings on opposite sides thereof, protective means against intruders, comprising a casingV adapted vfor the enclosingiof' a marlzsman, `said casing havingrestricted liring openings therein, and an overhead rail extending between Ysaid openings, said casingvbeing movably supported by said rail in a raised position. i L 1 l y 3. The combination with a room, of an ante-chamber opening thereunto, protective means against intruders Lcomprising a casing normally closing the opening between said roomk and said ante-chamber,'said casingV having vrestricted firing openings Vtherein, and Ameans movably supporting and guiding said casing whereby it maybe moved across the room from saidopening. I y

4.l The vcombination according to claim 3, wherein the room 1s provided with va wicket and .said .supporting means'are extended fromy the opening of saidante-room"` in the Idirection ofsaid wicket.

fInan enclosure having openings on opposite sides thereof, an overhead track ex- In testimony whereof I afx my signature tending diagonally from one side of one of in the presence of two Witnesses. said openings to the opposite side of the JOSEPH ZOLOTAR other of sald openlngs, and means or the 5 protective enclosing of a marksman com* Vtnesses:

prsing a ported casing movably suspended C. S. LIGIITFOOT7 from said track. ANNA M, DORR. 

